Essays about: "gender-related linguistic differences"

Found 3 essays containing the words gender-related linguistic differences.

1. 1. Hedges, Boosters and Tag Questions in The Big Bang Theory: A Gender Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Kristina Pettersson Granqvist; [2014-02-21]
   Keywords : engelska; Hedges; boosters; Tag questions; TV discourse; gender-related differences; gender; sociolinguistics; media; gender variations; television dialogue;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate the overall frequency of hedges, boosters and tag questions in a selected number of episodes of the TV show The Big Bang Theory, and whether or not there are any gender related differences. Some previous research into this field of sociolinguistics has shown that women tend to use these forms more frequently than men, albeit the majority of this research has been in other discourses than the present one, while some has shown no gender variation concerning frequency. READ MORE

3. 2. The Reduced Forms "gonna", "wanna", "gotta" in The Television Series "Friends": A Gender Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Irina Maister Bergman; [2013-06-27]
   Keywords : sociolinguistics; formal and informal English; gender-related linguistic differences; reduced forms; television dialogue; natural conversation;

   Abstract : Sociolinguistics have found that women use nonstandard and informal forms less frequently than men do. The present study has examined whether these gender-related differences are reflected in the dialogue in the TV series "Friends" and to what extent linguistic features in this TV series differ from corresponding features in natural conversation. READ MORE

4. 3. Non-Standard English in Children’s Movies: A Gender Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Ida Wilson; [2012-06-30]
   Keywords : gender; gender-related variation; phonological and grammatical variables; non-standard English; media; children; sociolinguistics;

   Abstract : Sociolinguists have repeatedly demonstrated that men use more nonstandard forms of English than women do and that this gender-related variation develops in early childhood. The present study has investigated whether these differences are reflected in gender-oriented movies targeting young children. READ MORE